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Coastal Wind Jets Flowing into the Tsushima Strait and Their Effect on Wind-Wave Development
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Coastal wind jets that flow into the Tsushima Strait, Japan, and their effects on wind waves are investigated using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images and altimeter-derived wind and waves. The coastal wind jets appear ...
Degradation of the VISSR Visible Sensor on GMS-3 during June 1987–December 1988
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Degradation of the VISSR (Visible-Infrared Spin Scan Radiometer) visible sensor on the GMS-3 is estimated for a period from June 1987 to December 1988 by monitoring reflectances obtained from four targets on the earth. ...
Study on a Platform Effect in the In Situ Sea Surface Temperature Observations under Weak Wind and Clear Sky Conditions Using Numerical Models
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Estimation of the vertical sea water temperature difference between 0- and 1-m depths is necessary to validate the accuracy of satellite-derived sea surface temperatures (SSTs). The authors have examined diurnal temperature ...
Characteristics of Ocean Surface Winds in the Lee of an Isolated Island Observed by Synthetic Aperture Radar
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: haracteristics of ocean surface winds around an isolated island are examined in relation to atmospheric stability using a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and rawinsonde sounding observations. The SAR-derived winds on 22 May ...
Numerical Simulations of Wind Wave Growth under a Coastal Wind Jet through the Kanmon Strait
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The development of a coastal wind jet flowing through the Kanmon Strait and the associated wind wave growth are investigated from a case study on 24?26 July 1999. This study presents a realistic example of fetch-limited ...
Low-Level Easterly Winds Blowing through the Tsugaru Strait, Japan. Part II: Numerical Simulation of the Event on 5–10 June 2003
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: his paper investigates the structures of and diurnal variations in low-level easterly winds blowing through the Tsugaru Strait and Mutsu Bay on 5?10 June 2003 using a numerical weather prediction model. Cool air that ...
Low-Level Easterly Winds Blowing through the Tsugaru Strait, Japan. Part I: Case Study and Statistical Characteristics Based on Observations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This study has investigated structures and diurnal variations of the easterly surface winds blowing throughout the east?west passage comprising the Tsugaru Strait, Mutsu Bay, and circumjacent terrestrial gaps in northern ...
Wave Dependence of Sea-Surface Wind Stress
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Distribution of the wind stress over the oceans is usually estimated by using a bulk formula. It contains the squared 10-m wind speed multiplied by the drag coefficient, which has been assumed in many cases to be a weak ...